Microsoft Office XP Step by Step (Cpg Step By Step) (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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Launched in October, Windows XP is Microsoft's first operating system to incorporate elements of its .NET initiative. The Office Suite marketed alongside it includes Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint, and a new entry, Publisher. Step by Step is the only title that covers Publisher. Otherwise, these books contain roughly the same material, use similar approaches, and are written for beginning to intermediate users. Purchase according to your patrons' preferences. A full-color book with a nice mix of text and screenshots, Step by Step is excellent for apprehensive users.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

Microsoft Office is one of the most efficient suite of applications for creating documents, communicating, and analyzing business information. Office XP continues to extend desktop productivity to the Web, streamlining the way you work and making it easier to access and share information so you get better results. MICROSOFT OFFICE XP STEP BY STEP offers self-paced instruction to the beginning-to-advanced user who wants to get the most out of Office XP-and prepare for Microsoft Office User (MOUS) certification. This personal training system offers easy-to-follow lessons full of clear objectives, a wealth of task-oriented procedures, and dozens of real-world business scenarios. Each STEP BY STEP title consists of friendly, straightforward instruction with dozens of full-color screenshots and illustrations to help you learn exactly what you need to know at your own pace. A companion CD-ROM includes practice files that are tightly integrated with the lessons, plus movie-style demonstrations of key procedures. Other features include a "QuickLook Guide" for easy visual navigation, a "Finding the Best Starting Point for You" section to help you decide how to the most out of the book, and a special lay-flat binding to keep the book open during lessons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 756 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (August 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735612943
• ISBN-13: 978-0735612945
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #527,982 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Step by step, it doesn't get an better., October 4, 2001

By	Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I installed Office XP about a week after it was released thinking there wouldn't be any differences from Office 2000, I was right for the most part however some things have change and it's time for me to sit down and learn what has changed.

Covering Word with topics like changing the appearance and tables, Excel with areas like formulas and filters, Access in topics like forms VBA and the query. To covering PowerPoint in adding and modifying slides and slide shows, to FrontPage with lists, tables, graphics and publishing.

Also Publisher with topics business cards and printing and Outlook are covered. The excellent color photos make it easier to visualize what you are working with as you learn. Loaded with tips and tricks and the inclusion of the practice files make learn as easy a 1 - 2 - 3.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for beginners, December 19, 2002

By	Jander Pannell- Website developer - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book for beginners! Even if you think you know how use programs like Word and Access, this book is sure to show you a few new things. All examples and lessons are very easy and small (for ease of mental "digestion") and give you instructions Step-by-Step. Even if you mess up somewhere, they tell exactly what is supposed to happen, thus you can see where your problem is.

I only have a couple gripes. One being that, since I am a web developer, I felt the Frontpage section did not address certain beginners problems. Also, I felt that there was not a plethora of seriously needed information in the Word section, but this could be because it is a beginners book.

All in all, I suggest this book to anyone (although you might do well to get it from the library first).

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak attempt from Curtis, May 28, 2003

By	Chris Salzer (Gainesville, GA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

First off, I must say I'm a big Curtis Frye enthusiast. He has penned some extraordinarily helpful computer books in the past. But, quite frankly, this is not one of them. Not to push the envelope, but, Curtis I'm deeply disappointed by your less than helpful latest effort(if you call it that). I wanted to learn about advanced filters, HLOOKUP, And VLOOKUP in Excel, but came away learning absolutely nada. While the individual Step-by-Step books are great, this insipid collaboration failed to advance my skills, let alone help me one iota.